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clay

[kley] / kleɪ /


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It means Raducanu will have played just one match on clay before the French Open - the second Grand Slam event of the year - starts on Sunday.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Lorenze takes inspiration from the distinctive on-court look of tennis’s only clay grand slam.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

“I find that the clay is a little bit more casual in general,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

About 5,200 years ago, people in what is now Iraq and Syria began pressing symbols into clay to record information.

From Science Daily • May 5, 2026

He took a big lump of clay, poked holes in it for eyes, and stuck a few bristles on its rump.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer




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